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Longtime sportscaster, school board member dies
Jump to full article: Burlington (IA) Hawk Eye, 2009-09-20
Author: WILLIAM SMITH
Intro: For 48 years, Don Brandt was known as the "Voice of the SCC Blackhawks" and the "Voice of the Burlington Grayhounds" on KBUR.
But he also was a dedicated member of the Burlington School Board, having served several stints over the course of four decades. . . .
"He was very passionate about his work as a school board member, especially in terms of advocacy for students," Book said.
That passion for students was displayed when Brandt voted in a unanimous decision to ban smoking on Burlington School District property in 2003.
"Don had a knack for looking at an issue and dissecting it while looking at it from all sides," Book said.
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